Italian skier Goggia hurts knee in fall week before worlds

Italian skier Sofia Goggia injured her right knee in a fall after the cancelation of a World Cup superG on Sunday, eight days before her home world championships open.

The Italian ski federation said the Olympic downhill champion suffered a "trauma" to her knee when she fell while skiing down to the valley with other competitors after the race was postponed until Monday because of fog.

The federation didn't release further details, adding that Goggia was on her way to Milan for a medical examination.

Goggia has been the dominating force in downhill this season, winning the last four races in the discpline, making her a strong favorite for the Feb. 13 downhill at the worlds in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

She finished fourth in a super-G on the Kandahar course Saturday, trailing winner Lara Gut-Behrami by one second.

Women's World Cup super-G moved to Monday because of fog

The last women's World Cup race before the world championships was rescheduled to Monday because of fog hanging over the Kandahar course on Sunday.

While conditions were perfect at the start, clouds over the middle and lower parts of the hill limited visibility and made a safe super-G race impossible.

Organizers postponed the start several times before postponing the event to the next day as conditions failed to improve in the afternoon.

The International Ski Federation said it took the decision "due to the current weather situation and the permanence of fog on the race course."

Lara Gut-Behrami won a superG on the same course Saturday for the Swiss skier's third straight win in the discipline.